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| Issuer | Spanish Netherlands (Lordship of Overijssel, Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1578-1579 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Armored half-length effigy of Philip II of Spain facing left, wearing a crown and plate armor with ruff collar, the right hand holding a scepter. The figure is rendered in a bold, late-Renaissance hammered style with pronounced sculptural relief. The date 1578 appears in the lower field, accompanied by a small shield. The circumferential Latin legend, separated by pellets, reads along the inner beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned quartered coat of arms of the Spanish Habsburg monarchy — displaying the quarters of Castile, León, Aragon, and Burgundy-Netherlands — centered in the field and encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece with its pendant fleece at the base. The crown above the shield is an open royal crown with fleurons. The circumferential Latin motto legend is separated by pellets along the beaded outer border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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